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Dylan Guenther lifts Utah past Blue Jackets in OT
Dylan Guenther scored the overtime winner as the Utah Hockey Club edged the host Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Thursday night.,Guenther put home his own rebound, on a partial breakaway, for his team-leading 19th goal of the season at 4:27 of the extra period. It's the second overtime winner in as man...

Pacers' Myles Turner exits due to head injury
Indiana center Myles Turner was ruled out of the Pacers' Thursday road game against the Los Angeles Clippers after taking a blow to the face midway through the first quarter.,Turner was inadvertently hit in the mouth by the left hand of teammate Bennedict Mathurin on a play near the Clippers' basket...

Dylan Guenther again lifts Utah in OT, beating Blue Jackets
Dylan Guenther scored the overtime winner as the Utah Hockey Club edged the host Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Thursday night.,Guenther put home his own rebound, on a partial break, for his team-leading 19th goal of the season at 4:27 of the extra period. It's the second overtime winner in as many ga...

Preds, Blackhawks out to halt skids in Central matchup
The Chicago Blackhawks and the Nashville Predators both come into Friday night's Central Division game in Chicago on losing streaks., ,The Blackhawks have not only lost three straight games after their 4-3 home overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night, but they also appeared to lose o...

Report: Raports land injured C James Wiseman from Pacers
The Toronto Raptors acquired injured center James Wiseman and cash from the Indiana Pacers on Thursday, ESPN reported.,The Pacers reportedly will receive a 2026 second-round draft pick in the deal.,Wiseman, 23, played just five minutes of the Pacers' season opener against the Detroit Pistons and is ...

Wizards trade G Jared Butler to 76ers, get 1st-round pick
The Washington Wizards traded Jared Butler to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday in exchange for fellow guard Reggie Jackson and a 2026 first-round draft pick.,The Sixers also receive four future second-round selections (2027, 2028 and two in 2030) in the deal announced ahead of the trade deadline....

New contract to keep Ryan Day at Ohio State through 2031
Ohio State and football coach Ryan Day are in agreement on a seven-year contract through the 2031 season. The deal is valued at $12.5 million per year.,The new pact, which adds three years to his current contract, is pending approval by the university's trustees. ,The Buckeyes won the College Footba...
Ranking NFL New Head Coaches: Genius Hires, Wild Gambles, and Total Shrugs
Deadspin ranked every NFL head coach hire that happened this offseason, highlighting big wins, risky bets, and question marks around the league....

Zach Hyman's OT winner lifts Oilers over Blackhawks
Zach Hyman scored a power-play goal in overtime and Leon Draisaitl and Jeff Skinner each had a goal and assist to lift the visiting Edmonton Oilers to a 4-3 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday.,Calvin Pickard stopped 29 shots for the Oilers, who benefited from Draisaitl's second mult...

Zach Hyman's OT winner lifts Oilers over 'Hawks
Zach Hyman scored a power-play, overtime goal and Leon Draisaitl and Jeff Skinner each had a goal and assist to lift the visiting Edmonton Oilers to a 4-3 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday.,Calvin Pickard stopped 29 shots for the Oilers, who benefited from Draisaitl's second multi-...

Pacers, Clippers each on the rebound heading into matchup
The visiting Indiana Pacers and Los Angeles Clippers will bring impressive defensive credentials into the first of two matchups between the teams this month when they face off Thursday at Inglewood, Calif.,The Clippers are third in the NBA through Tuesday with 107.5 points allowed per game as well a...

Banged-up Blue Jackets try to halt skid vs. Utah
The Columbus Blue Jackets will try to avoid a third straight loss when they open a four-game homestand against the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday night.,Columbus was edged 3-2 on Tuesday in Buffalo to conclude a four-game road trip (2-2-0). Ivan Provorov scored and added an assist and Kent Johnson add...

No. 2 Duke drills Syracuse for 16th consecutive win
Tyrese Proctor scored 16 points, Kon Knueppel added 12 and Duke extended the nation's longest active winning streak with an 83-54 rout over host Syracuse on Wednesday.,Cooper Flagg tallied 11 points, five rebounds and two blocks for the second-ranked Blue Devils (20-2, 12-0 Atlantic Coast Conference...

Report: Kings acquire Wizards C Jonas Valanciunas
The Sacramento Kings obtained veteran center Jonas Valanciunas from the Washington Wizards for forward Sidy Cissoko and two second-round picks, ESPN reported on Wednesday.,The transaction was the second on Wednesday for the Wizards ahead of Thursday's NBA trade deadline. They also dealt forward Kyle...

Oilers bid to build momentum in encounter vs. Blackhawks
After recording three wins during a season-high six-game homestand, the Edmonton Oilers earned a much-needed victory Tuesday on the road.,The Oilers will aim to maintain momentum ahead of the 4 Nations Face-Off break when they visit the slumping Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night.,Edmonton moved ...

Trail Blazers, as usual, roll to home win over Pacers
Anfernee Simons recorded 22 points and seven assists and Jerami Grant added 20 points as the Portland Trail Blazers continued their home domination of the Indiana Pacers with a 112-89 victory on Tuesday night.,Scoot Henderson amassed 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists and Shaedon Sharpe prod...

Sabres hold off Blue Jackets for fourth consecutive win
Alex Tuch scored two second-period goals after registering a first-period assist and the Buffalo Sabres recorded their first four-game winning streak in more than two years with a 3-2 home victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday.,Bowen Byram had a goal with an assist, Jason Zucker added tw...

Texas, Arkansas renew rivalry as conference foes
Texas and Arkansas renew their rivalry as conference opponents for the first time in 35 years when they square off on Wednesday in a Southeastern Conference game in Austin, Texas.,Both teams carry momentum from huge victories on Saturday as they try to turn around ragged starts in the SEC gauntlet. ...

NFL owner's $360M superyacht looms over Super Bowl LIX
NEW ORLEANS -- Towering over the steamboats dotted along the Mississippi River in New Orleans this week sits the 122-meter superyacht Kismet.,That's 400 feet -- 40 more than a football field -- for those of us who don't easily process metric conversions. ,The Kismet was purchased last year by Jackso...

Jackets D Zach Werenski (undisclosed) out vs. Sabres
After losing leading goal-scorer Kirill Marchenko to a broken jaw over the weekend, the Columbus Blue Jackets will be without top scorer Zach Werenski for Tuesday's road game against the Buffalo Sabres.,Werenski, 27, did not take part in Tuesday's morning skate with an undisclosed injury. The nine-y...